"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
I want to do what's right
Be kind to everybody, yeah
Open up to light
Let it flow through my body, yeah
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
I'm slippin' into darkness
I'm creepin' into darkness
I don't want to start this
I'm attracted to darkness
Be positive with love
Just see the good in everybody
Yeah, yeah
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
There's something going on in my heart
I feel it weigh me down so I reach up for
The wide blue sky, try to pull it into
The deep arc of my arms
I'm slippin' into darkness
I'm creepin' into darkness
I don't want to start this
I'm attracted to darkness
Be kind to everybody, yeah
Open up to light
Let it flow through my body, yeah
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
I'm slippin' into darkness
I'm creepin' into darkness
I don't want to start this
I'm attracted to darkness
Be positive with love
Just see the good in everybody
Yeah, yeah
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
But sometimes I'm unsure, I tell my baby
There's something going on in my heart
I feel it weigh me down so I reach up for
The wide blue sky, try to pull it into
The deep arc of my arms
I'm slippin' into darkness
I'm creepin' into darkness
I don't want to start this
I'm attracted to darkness
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This song is about trippin on boomers, anyone else agree?
I think those that don't think this atleast has SOME drug connotations are being retarded. It obviously is about some anphetamine and basically is talking about the drug cocaine.
"I'd surely like to rest But the energy gets the best of me" For those who haven't been on coke you cannot sleep and as it says the energy that you have is almost overwhelming.
I land on earth's hard face No legs could keep that pace And through the rest I sift Once again another reference to having a lot of energy and not being able to handle it cuz ur so fucked up
Highly frustrated wanna feel elated Come monday morn you feel checkmated Possibly talking about how fucked up and depressed you feel waking up after doing coke.
The list goes on and the verse in it with regards to the lyrics being switched around is basically saying they wanted to be more straightforward with it but they couldn't due to the dismay that they'd cause.
To me, this song is about getting stuck into a normal routine, and feeling the effects afterwardsof being a little too crazy. "the years of mischief, followed by weeks of thrift, I land on earth's hard face" but nonetheless, always wanting to get out and have a little fun... never wanting to sleep, wanting to life life to the fullest. . "for a while"
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screw your drugs, this song is about a natural high from just breakin the mode and goin out of your shell once in a while...not every song is about drugs, a true 311 fan would know this
it's obvious that this song is NOT about drugs or alcohol. it's about being pissed off, and tired of being so passive. he is tired of letting people walk all over him and he is becoming a creature.
man i love this song cause really loud i jump up and down and it gets me psyched up for my battle with the day. it's like one step closer by linkin park for me. It gets out my emotions.